Mississippi Homeschool Deadlines & Calendar
Key homeschool deadlines for Mississippi, based on Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c).
These are general deadlines for Legitimate Home Instruction Program, the most common of Mississippi's 2 pathways. Our free wizard calculates exact dates for your family and sends email reminders.
Key deadlines at a glance
Sep
15
File Notice of Intent
September 15 of each school year
Filing deadlines
- Initial filing deadline
- September 15 of each school year
- Annual renewal deadline
- September 15 of each school year
- Send to
- school attendance officer of the resident school district
Starting mid-year? Statute does not specify a deadline for mid-year filing. Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) says parents 'may, at a later date' enroll in home instruction for children who were enrolled in public school during the first 15 days of the school year. The '15 days' in statute refers to the initial public school enrollment period, not a window after withdrawal. File the Certificate of Enrollment with the school attendance officer promptly upon withdrawal.
Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) (Certificate of Enrollment for home instruction)
Reporting deadlines
- Annual renewal
- Required by September 15
The annual Certificate of Enrollment is the only reporting requirement. No progress reports, test scores, or curriculum reviews.
Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c) (annual Certificate of Enrollment)
Month-by-month calendar
September
- •September 15: File Notice of Intent
Other ways to homeschool in Mississippi
These deadlines are for Legitimate Home Instruction Program. Mississippi offers 2 pathways, and each may have different deadlines:
- •Legitimate Home Instruction Program(this page): You file a Certificate of Enrollment with your local school district attendance officer by September 15 each year. No required subjects, no testing, no recordkeeping requirements, and no curriculum review — Mississippi gives parents complete discretion over educational content. Your only ongoing obligation is the annual certificate.
- •Non-Public School: You register as a non-public school with the state. This pathway is more suited to micro-schools or co-op settings than individual families, and involves filing with the state rather than the local attendance officer. Most individual homeschool families use the home instruction pathway instead.
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Get your Mississippi deadlinesDeadlines sourced from Miss. Code Ann. 37-13-91(3)(c). Verified against primary legal sources. Last verified: March 2026